San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-11-05
STAGE NOTES.
a Newspaper Mans Daughter
Wards Work-An Ohio Girls
Starring - Fanny RlCe's
Goose OuII, Etc.

Goose Ouill, Etc.
The week was begun last Sunday night b,
. the appearance of Miss Florence Blndlcy Bah
. BndIUyIin hcr play of Excitement" She r.
/ pcatCd Il At Monday matinee and then gave
the Heroine In Rags Monday night. He
/ best play is Excitement aud she had bette
, stick to that tor u success. Miss Biudley X,
! all actresses ana stage IavOrites, has II history
/ which in her case is mOurntu and sad. She
! Is the daughter of James Bindley, who during
! the war was focal editor OF the New YOrl
/ World. Her mother was an actress and she
early took to the stage and by her vivaCity
| and pretty ways gained the title Of Baby
which suits her 50 well today. She played In
variety theatres until few years ago, and In
/ this profession she met and married her hus.
! band who Is yet living, though long since
separated from her Their union on account
! of his eXCCsses was unhappy. One child was
| born, but died. Her father committed suicide
| probably on account of III health Her age Is
now about - years.
Following Miss Bindlcy came John r. Ward
on Tuesday and Wednesday in The Doctor
His playing as comedian was not well IT.
CUved In san Antonio. The play IL made up
from several others, minstrel farces and
variety business. That is probably where IL
gets its smutty allusiOns, which in some parts
were entirely too broad. Ward els "A man of
about - years of age, and is an old actor.
-
Last night Miss Lizzie Evans Il well known
little actress to san Antonio opened her three
days engagement at the Grand TO about half u
house. Her play Is now, written for her aud
is entitled our Angel" II Is u pretty west.
ern drama, with but little ranting and no
"bud' or gun plays" In IL. The heavy villain,
Paul scott, could have been easily subducd
with IA .sellZer squirt, while the Englishman
Pc, cy Brooke was funny, AS burlesque OF
what the real Englsnman Is supposed 10 be.
Her leading man, Donaldson, was greatly
aided by tue part he assumed and came
on with some applause. Miss Evans
attempts to be natural In the part of Bios
SON." which she assumes and SPEAKS In q con-
NersatIOUal pitch Of voice, which while scarce
~ audible to the back OF the house, was
married 10y II decided monotone throughout
She is not rs good rs last year, though last
night one excuse for her Is tn Il she was sui
fcrIng from very bad cold, and was hOarse
She is playing the same roe this afternoon to
matinee ana tonight " II come out In her old
play, "FOggs Ferry" assuming the role of
"Chip,' the ferry girl. TOmor Ow night she
rep, ats our Angel"
Miss Eva * Is older than - years She Origi-
mates IN Mount Vernon, OHIO, where her
mother, the widow Evans, kept bOardrrs She
first Conceived the idea of ing in the show
business, from seeing theatrical companies in
the town theatre. She has been In the bust
ness about seven years.
Dates and companies for next week ut the
Grand: MOnday and Tuesday. ThOs ".
kuCuc trugcdiau; WCung sday and thurs
day, Barry Fay, in Irish ArIstocra-
cy," which always draws well, though
houses. Friday, Saturday, saturday matinee
and sunday night Mclnty re- aud Hcath's min
sIreIs.
The Fashion theatre has furnished excellent
variety amusement all the week to the public.
Hhd has played to good business. The MEN
dcs, burke" and other fresh faces have
been their drawing cards. Next week the
management promises other good things.
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Mr.. J. G. Stuttz, IA well known Texas favor
tie Of the stage, is in the city, waiting on fed
er3tl court, where he expects to get his neck
broke for having once hired musician in his
orchestra VINO proved to be II soldier dcscrteT.
play house IN san Diego. Cal, where his wife
there.
The OpcratiC world has heard through the
At.anti" cable. of the death of Madame Cold
~chmIdt, Jenny Line" All viii regret her,
ana revere her lie and memory. Pure and
good, gentle aud wOmanIy, she is loved by
millions, even in death.
Fanny Rice. the "NanOn" of the Carleton
Opera company, is Boston girl and affects
Quiil pens am elongated ChlTOgTHphy. dude
dramatic correspondent the other day yHmpcd
himself behind the scenes and asked her tor
her autograph. She declined on the plea she
had no quilts ard would have to send for one
to her hotel. Props" stepped up and told her
he would get her n dozen. IAN right, bring
them, them" said the little hostess of the Col
den Lamb. He brought her the big white 1--we
goose used in "NanUn," and to his surpr Sc
she pluCkcd quill from 1t and with pcnkuife
soon had her quill and the dude had her auto
graph.